2017 Delta State Statesmen football team
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| 2017 record | 0-0 (0-0 GSC) |
| Head coach | Todd Cooley (5th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Joel Williams (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Raleigh Jackson (2nd season) |
| Home stadium |
Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium (Capacity: 8,125) |
| 2017 Gulf South Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shorter | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Florida | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AFCA Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 Delta State Statesmen football team will represent the Delta State University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They will led by head coach Todd Cooley, who was in his fifth season at Delta State. The Statesmen will play their home games at McCool Stadium and are members of the Gulf South Conference.
Schedule
Delta State announced its 2017 football schedule on December 27, 2016 which consists of six home and five away games in the regular season. The Statesmen will host GSC foes Florida Tech, Valdosta State, West Alabama and West Georgia, and will travel to Mississippi College, North Alabama, Shorter, and West Florida.
The Statesmen will host two of the three non-conference games against Chowan of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Tarleton State of the Lone Star Conference and will travel to North Greenville whom is independent from a conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 2 | 2:00 p.m | Tarleton State* | McCool Stadium • Cleveland, MS | ||||||
| September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Chowan* | McCool Stadium • Cleveland, MS | ||||||
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | West Georgia | McCool Stadium • Cleveland, MS | ||||||
| September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Shorter | Barron Stadium • Rome, GA | ESPN3 | |||||
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS (Rivalry) | ESPN3 | |||||
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | West Alabama | McCool Stadium • Cleveland, MS | ||||||
| October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at West Florida | Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL | ||||||
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Valdosta State | McCool Stadium • Cleveland, MS | ||||||
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Alabama | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | ||||||
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Greenville* | Younts Stadium • Tigerville, SC | ||||||
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Florida Tech |
McCool Stadium • Cleveland, MS | ESPN3 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central. | |||||||||